The length of the forewings is about 11 mm for males and 17 mm for females. The forewings are fuscous to dark greyish brown with a light salmon band. The hindwings are geranium pink. In Louisiana, adults have been recorded on wing year round (except December). In Texas, there are two generations per year with adults on wing in March and June. In the northern parts of the range, there seems to be one generation per year, with adults on wing in June and July.
^"930294.00 – 8114 – Virbia laeta – Joyful Holomelina Moth – (Guérin-Méneville, [1832])". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
^Zaspel, J.M., Weller S.J. & Cardé, R.T. (2008). "A faunal review of Virbia (formerly Holomelina) for North America North of Mexico (Arctiidae: Arctiinae: Arctiini). Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History. 48 (3): 59-118.
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virbia, laeta, joyful, holomelina, moth, family, erebidae, described, félix, Édouard, guérin, méneville, 1844, found, north, america, from, brunswick, south, florida, west, minnesota, south, texas, habitat, consists, pine, woodlands, joyful, holomelinascientif. Virbia laeta the joyful holomelina is a moth in the family Erebidae It was described by Felix Edouard Guerin Meneville in 1844 1 It is found in North America from New Brunswick south to Florida and west to Minnesota and south to Texas The habitat consists of pine woodlands Joyful holomelinaScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraSuperfamily NoctuoideaFamily ErebidaeSubfamily ArctiinaeGenus VirbiaSpecies V laetaBinomial nameVirbia laeta Guerin Meneville 1844 SynonymsLithosia laeta Guerin Meneville 1832 Holomelina laeta Crocota treatii Grote 1865 Lithosia rubropicta Packard 1887The length of the forewings is about 11 mm for males and 17 mm for females The forewings are fuscous to dark greyish brown with a light salmon band The hindwings are geranium pink In Louisiana adults have been recorded on wing year round except December In Texas there are two generations per year with adults on wing in March and June In the northern parts of the range there seems to be one generation per year with adults on wing in June and July Larvae have been reared on dandelion and plantain species 2 References edit 930294 00 8114 Virbia laeta Joyful Holomelina Moth Guerin Meneville 1832 North American Moth Photographers Group Mississippi State University Retrieved August 17 2018 Zaspel J M Weller S J amp Carde R T 2008 A faunal review of Virbia formerly Holomelina for North America North of Mexico Arctiidae Arctiinae Arctiini Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 48 3 59 118 This Arctiina related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Virbia laeta amp oldid 1168984664, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
